We've got publisher Microsoft to thank for this turn of events, according to Remedy's Twitter account, with the company able to "renegotiate the rights to the licensed music" and get Alan Wake back online.

In the wake of community and political pressure following the livestreaming of the horrific terrorist attacks at Christchurch on Friday, Australian ISPs have started blocking some sites used to rehost footage of the livestream, including the infamous 8chan image board.